Phocus: DSLR Portrait Camera
What is Phocus?
Phocus is a portrait camera and depth editor for iPhone and iPad. It offers live lens previews, adjustable depth effects, manual camera controls, and tools for editing color and subject separation.
Pricing. Phocus: DSLR Portrait Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Capturing portraits with live lens and bokeh previews
- Refining background blur and subject edges after capture
- Editing portrait video with depth-of-field effects
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Why this app is in A tier
Phocus scores 84 out of 100: rating 91, rating count 79, App Store search rank 68, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
# Selected by App Store Editors Featured in “Best New Apps and Updates” in the United States and Canada. Phocus is a portrait camera and depth editor for iPhone and iPad, built for realistic bokeh, lens character, focus control, and cinematic color. Capture DSLR-style portraits, preview lens and depth effects live, refine background blur with precision, and create polished images with more control over focus, tone, and mood. With Phocus, you can go beyond simple portrait blur. Shoot with real-time lens and bokeh previews, import your own LUTs, shape aperture and focus depth, edit depth-aware masks, and fine-tune subject separation after capture. Whether you are creating cinematic portraits, polished social content, or expressive camera looks, Phocus gives you powerful tools in a fast and intuitive workflow. Inspired by real optical systems, Phocus lets you simulate lens behavior without external gear. Control aperture feel, blur falloff, bokeh character, focal response, and depth transitions with tools designed for creators who want more than one-tap filters. Phocus Camera keeps the shooting experience closer to the final capture, with live lens previews, natural bokeh renderin
Compare in Blur Apps
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | A | A | B |
| Score | 84 / 100 | 86 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.6 ★ | 4.3 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Ratings | 6.8K | 18.7K | 2.4K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | 4.0 ★ · 20 reviews | — | — |
| Last update | 32d ago | 150d ago | 210d ago |
| Price | Free + IAP | Free + IAP | Free + IAP |
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Where else it ranks
- Best Photo Taking AppsC tier, #39, score 80
- Best Photo Editing Appslisted, beyond the tiered top, score 68
Questions about Phocus
Which devices is Phocus for?
The listing describes Phocus as a camera and depth editor for iPhone and iPad.
Can it edit portrait videos?
Yes. The listing includes portrait video blur with realistic depth-of-field.
Is Phocus free?
Phocus is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is Phocus good for?
Phocus is built for capturing portraits with live lens and bokeh previews, refining background blur and subject edges after capture, editing portrait video with depth-of-field effects. It sits in the blur list on AppTierList.
Is Phocus worth it?
Phocus is A tier, ranked #12 of 36 blur apps with a score of 84 out of 100, from a 4.6 App Store rating across 6,841 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 11 apps rank above it.
How does Phocus compare to Blur Photo Background?
Phocus is A tier at 84; Blur Photo Background is A tier at 86. Blur Photo Background ranks higher. Phocus is free to download, with in-app purchases, Blur Photo Background is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Phocus updated?
Phocus was updated 32 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Blur Apps
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 84 / 100
- Rank in list
- #12 of 36
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.6 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 6,841
- Recent reviews
- 4.0 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (32 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Photo & Video
- Good for
- Capturing portraits with live lens and bokeh previews, Refining background blur and subject edges after capture, Editing portrait video with depth-of-field effects
- Requires
- iOS 17.0 or later
- Size
- 349 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 21
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
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